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World Environment Day, commemorated each year on June 5, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.



The World Environment Day theme selected for 2006 is "Deserts and Desertification " and the slogan is "Don’t Desert Drylands!" The main international celebrations of the World Environment Day 2006 will be held in Algiers, Algeria.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) agenda is to give a human face to environmental issues; empower people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable development; promote an understanding that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues; and advocate partnership which will ensure all nations and peoples enjoy a safer and more prosperous future.


World Environment Day can be celebrated with colourful activities such as street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essays and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, as well as recycling and clean-up campaigns.


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